Status Update: The Ritz-Carlton Residences
Demolition Things are chugging along at the heart of North Michigan Avenue where the Ritz-Carlton Residences are going up. The building in this photo is actually not part of the project. It is being...
View ArticleInside the Michigan Avenue Best Buy Before it Opens
Much to the delight of some, and the horror of others, a new Best Buy store is going to open inside the John Hancock Center just hours from now. The intrusion of yet another mall-class store into the...
View ArticleMontgomery Ward Tower Not Gone, Just Hidden
Thanks to Chicago Architecture Blog reader and Chicago Architecture Info Facebook fan Jim Mitch for letting us know about a glaring error in one of our earlier posts, and more importantly — about a...
View ArticleFixing The Burnham Pavilions
Much has been written here and elsewhere about the damage done to the architectural exhibits in Millennium Park intended to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Burnham Plan that, instead, were...
View ArticleArt Institute Expansion Opens Tomorrow. Not Quite Done
The Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing The Art Institute of Chicago opens its biggest expansion in years tomorrow. The new 264,000 square foot modern wing comes complete with a slew of eco-friendly...
View ArticleThe Malling of Michigan Avenue
For the last few years I’ve heard occasional complaints about the “mallification” of Michigan Avenue. Glamorized in their own minds as the “Boul Mich” by people not old enough to have experienced its...
View ArticleVideo and pics: Helicopter Lift at Water Tower Place
Several streets in the Gold Coast were shut down this morning so that new HVAC units could be lifted to the roof of Water Tower Place (845 North Michigan Avenue). The sky crane picked up the HVAC units...
View ArticleQuickie: New Stores For North Bridge and Wabash
While in the Shops at North Bridge (520 North Michigan Avenue) today I noticed two stores being built out. First, is the Art of Shaving store, which we mentioned was coming on this blog back in the...
View ArticleStatus Update: The Ritz-Carlton Residences
Ritz Carlton Residences construction It’s hard to see from ground level, but progress is being made on Michigan Avenue’s newest condo tower. For months, caissons have been driven into the sandy...
View ArticleSummer Brings New Life to Chicago Retail
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything good about Oak Street (or, indeed anything at all), so it is with much delight that I recap some of the recent events that have been happening in the...
View ArticleRenovating an Old Landmark
The Old Republic Building One of my favorite old Chicago buildings is going to be renovated. I’ve long admired the Old Republic Building (307 North Michigan Avenue). Maybe because of its anonymity —...
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